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News Brief Market pauses for breath; Sensex, Nifty off record highs
Agency | Mumbai After ruling at historic highs for two consecutive sessions, the market today paused to catch some breath with both the Sensex and the Nifty coming down from record highs as investors maintained cautious stance ahead of the outcome of the RBI policy meet. Continuing their dream bull run, though briefly, into the third day today, the BSE benchmark Sensex hit another intraday record of 31,430.32 in early trade and the NSE Nifty breached the psychological 9,700-level for the first time, before retreating. But the market’s record-setting spree shortlived and the 30-share Sensex shed almost 119 points to end at 31,190.56, while Nifty slumped nearly 38 points to finish at 9,637.15. Some level of circumspection ahead of tomorrow’s RBI policy review outcome resulted in profit-booking.
83% currency remonetised so far: RBI Agency | Mumbai
The Reserve Bank today said nearly 83 per cent of the currency has been remonetised so far and denied there was any shortage of cash in the system. “According to our latest data, 82.67 per cent of the currency has been remonetised and in volume terms, it is 108 per cent,” RBI deputy governor B P Kanungo told reporters here today. The government had demonetised old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes on November 9, junking nearly 87 per cent of the currency in circulation. In a reply to questions in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on December 2, 2016, had said the day on which demonetisation was announced (November 8), there were 17,165 million pieces of Rs 500 notes and 6,858 million pieces of Rs 1,000 notes in circulation.
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Madhya Pradesh: Explosion at firecracker factory kills 18 workers in Balaghat Agency | Bhopal
At least 18 people were killed after an explosion in a firecracker factory in Balaghat, about 440km southeast of Bhopal, on Wednesday. The blast sparked a blaze around 3pm, which firefighters tamed in two hours. Additional director general of police G Janardan said the explosion in Katera village was so powerful that the factory walls collapsed. He said 18 bodies were retrieved from the site. “More could be lying under the debris.” District collector Bharat Yadav too said more workers could be still inside the gutted factory. Dozens of employees managed to escape unhurt. An inquiry was ordered to know exactly what triggered the explosion, Yadav said. Explosion and fire in firecracker factories,
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as well as other manufacturing units, are common in India because of inadequate safety measures and regulations that are breached with impunity. The biggest accident was the explosion at Om Sakthi Fireworks Industries factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, in September 2012. At least 40 people were killed and more than 70 injured. The factory did not have a valid licence. Despite the disasters and the great amount of attention to the
dangerous working conditions, factories largely remain unsafe. A massive fire at a government-run fuel and grain depot in Madhya Pradesh killed 13 people in April. Later that month, five workers were burned to death in Jaipur after tonnes of molten rubber leaked at a tyre unit. In the southern city of Hyderabad, six workers were burnt alive at an air conditioning manufacturing plant in February.
and several injured in firing during protests in Mandsaur. While police denied firing on the agitating farmers, the state government ordered a judicial probe into the matter. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh, meanwhile, conceded that police may have acted in self-defence. He had also announced compensation of Rs 1 crore for the kin of the dead and Rs 5 lakh to those injured. Officials claim shots were fired from with-
in the mob of protesters. In western Madhya Pradesh, farmers are protesting since June 1. They are demanding minimum support price for their farm produce, besides other things. Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi earlier blamed the Modi government for the ongoing farmers’ protests and firing in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, saying, “Government is at war with the farmers of our country.” In response, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu criticised the Congress party on Wednesday for politicising the incident and said, “Madhya Pradesh is an island of peace. I tell Congress don’t politicise, don’t fuel violence in the name of farmers.”
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Presidential election: Polling on July 17, counting on July 20, announces EC Agency | New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh farmers protests: CM says ‘govt working for you’
In a move to quell the tension that arose after farmers protest turned violent on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said his “administration is implementing every demand raised by the farmers”. He said he himself is a farmer and understands problems faced by them. “I am in constant touch with the officials and checking the status of the incident in real-time.” In a series of tweets, the chief minister also appealed to the farmers to maintain peace and harmony across the state and not to give credence to rumours. On Tuesday, five farmers were killed
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The Election Commission on Wednesday announced that voting, if required, to elect India’s next President will take place on July 17 and counting thereafter on July 20.The last date for filing nominations is June 28 while scrutiny of nominations will take place on June 29, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told media persons here. The last date for withdrawal is July 1. “The date on which polling will be held, if required, is July 17. Counting, if required, will be done on July 20,” Zaidi said. The term of President Pranab Mukherjee, the country’s 13th President, will end on July 24. Zaidi said members of the electoral college -- comprising members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and state assemblies, including Delhi and Puducherry -- will be provided special pens to cast their ballot and use of any other pen will render the vote invalid. The poll announcement has set the ball rolling for the declaration of candidates by the ruling National Dem-
ocratic Alliance and the opposition parties for the country’s highest elected office. The ruling Bharati-
ya Janata Party-led NDA, which is seen to have a clear edge in the electoral college, has so far
not given any indication about its choice. Several opposition parties have since held parleys to find a consensus candidate but have decided to wait for the ruling alliance to reach out to them with the name of its candidate. The parties have said that if a consensual candidate does not emerge, they will field a candidate “who will steadfastly defend the constitutional values”.
136 miles (218 km) away from Dawei city,” said Naing Lin Zaw, a tourism official in Myeik, adding the navy was still searching the sea An air force source confirmed to AFP that a navy search and rescue ship had found pieces of the plane in the sea an hour’s flight south of Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial capital The commander in chief’s office said the plane lost contact at about 1.35pm
(07:05 GMT) off Myanmar’s southern coast. There was conflicting information about the number of people on board. Giving an updated figure, the office said 106 passengers were on board -- soldiers and family members -- along with 14 crew. Four naval ships and two air force planes were sent to search for the plane, which was flying at an altitude of more than 18,000 feet (5,486 metres). The plane was a Y-8F-200 four-engine turboprop, a Chinese-made model still commonly used by Myanmar’s military for transporting cargo.
Debris from Myanmar military plane carrying over 100 people found in sea: Official Agency | Yangon
Debris of a Myanmar military plane which went missing+ with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea late on Wednesday, a local official said.Navy ships and aircraft had been searching since the afternoon when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers. More than a dozen children were believed to be among the passengers on the plane travelling from the southern city of Myeik to Yangon. “Now they have found pieces of the damaged plane in the sea
RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 6.25%, reverse repo rate stays at 6% Agency | New Delhi
1, the RBI said GST is not expected to have material The Reserve Bank of India impact on overall inflation. on Wednesday announced RBI Governor Urjit Patel that the repo rate remains in his address to the meunchanged at 6.25 per dia said inflation was at a cent and the reverse repo low since November 2016 rate stays at six per cent. The central bank also pro- loan waivers, warning of due to transitory factors. jected that inflation will a risk on fiscal slippages Patel said that new data remain in the 2 to 3.5 per and inflationary spillovers. released by CSO needs to cent range for the first half “Farm loan waiver is a be analysed carefully beof 2017-18 and in the 3.5 path that needs to be tread fore reaching conclusions to 4.5 per cent for second carefully,” RBI Governor with certitude. On the rehalf. The RBI in its mon- Urjit Patel said, adding cently released GDP data, etary police review also that farm loan waivers can Patel said it shows that the cut growth projection for lead to fiscal slippages, and economy started slowing demonetisation, current fiscal to 7.3 per undo work on fiscal defi- before cent from 7.4 per cent. In cit done over the last two adding that the GDP slowits review, it further cau- years. On GST, which will down was more due to tioned against rush of farm be implemented come July fundamental factors. Corp. Office: 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049
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Is AAP repeating the mistake of over-reaching once again? Fortune favours the brave, but this seems like sheer recklessness. Delhi chief minister and national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal has decided to launch a nationwide protest on June 10 over the agrarian distress. This he hopes will reach out to rural people across India and help expand the party’s base for future elections. This is commendable given the acute problems that farmers are facing. But politically, the party is going down the same route that did not pay off for it in the past — becoming too ambitious before consolidating. When it got the chance to make a real difference in Delhi for a second time, it frittered away its goodwill and time in a ruinous fight with the former lieutenant governor. Many people initially invested in the party hoping for a genuine alternative to the established political formations which were all seen as cynical and out of touch in varying degrees. In recent times, the party has been locked in a battle with the Election Commission of India arguing that the electronic voting machines were rigged, leading to its defeat. A smart political party does not waste time on such things; it picks itself up, regroups and lives to fight another day. AAP has the huge task of governing Delhi and the excuse that others are not allowing it to work may be valid but wearing thin. Its lack of success in the recent elections suggests that it has gone far from the core values, which were once so attractive to the people. Mr Kejriwal’s combative style alone won’t work when the city is facing a scorching summer with all its attendant problems. He and his government should be seen to be addressing these rather than taking on a national issue in the hope that this will yield to future political gain. This is precisely the sort of cynical politics that AAP had said it would stay away from when it began. Recouping lost ground in Punjab should not be at the cost of Delhi whatever the constraints. There were many innovative schemes that the party began, among them mohalla clinics, that are in need of attention. There is a huge problem of the lack of proper housing for migrant workers. No doubt the party is hobbled by the complicated nature of political power in Delhi but it has not even been seen to try to deal with these since its poor showing in Punjab and the municipal elections in Delhi. If anyone had hoped that the recent defeats would have jolted the party into some degree of realism, they are bound to be disappointed. Kharar MLA and senior AAP leader Kanwar Sandhu in a Facebook post, has raised objections to the method adopted to reorganise the state unit under party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Sandhu warns this could end up weakening the party. According to Sandhu who is currently in Toronto, says no introspection on the poll setback was done before restructuring the state unit.
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“Farm loan waivers can lead to fiscal slippages, undo work on fiscal deficit done over last two years,” - The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday cautioned against rushing to provide farm loan waivers as it could lead to ‘fiscal slippages’ and inflationary spillovers. In a statement to the media, Patel drove home the point that a farm loan waiver “undermines an honest credit culture” and could “affect the national balance sheet”...
Fat-Shamed, Shruti Haasan Tells Trolls To Mind Their Own Business Agency | Mumbai
ti Haasan told mid-day. Actress Shruti Haasan Shruti also addressed the unforgiving standards of has warned off bodybeauty that actresses are shamers in an interview held to, from which is to mid-day, saying that no deviation is countehow she chooses to look nanced. “Looking good is ‘nobody’s business’ is part of our job, but the but hers and that she’s unnecessary chatter about ‘not answerable to anyweight must be filtered. one.’ Shruti, 31, was reTo maintain an ‘acceptcently fat-shamed after able’ figure for an acshe gained weight for tress is impossible. We her new film Behen Hogi are human. We gain and Teri. Accusations of a lip lose weight for roles, job were also renewed. and sometimes naturalSpeaking to mid-day, ly too,” she told midShruti said, “It’s my face, day. For her pains my body. What I do with with Behen Hogi it is nobody’s business. Teri, Shruti HaasWhat people write about an was welcomed me on social media does to the ‘fat club’ on not bother me. I am not Twitter. Behen answerable to anyone.” Hogi Teri also Shruti Haasan has put stars Rajkummar on eight kilos to play the Rao and has been character of Binny in Be- directed by Ajay K hen Hogi Teri, something Pannalal. The film she told mid-day earlier is scheduled to rewas a stipulation of the lease in theatres role. “Given the family on June 9. Afand background that my ter Behen Hogi character Binny Arora Teri, Shruti comes from, it was es- Haasan will be sential that she look full- seen Sabaash er. Thankfully, gaining N a i d u , weight paid off, given which has the amazing response our been ditrailer received,” Shru- rected by
her father Kamal Haasan. “I am doing Saabash Naidu with dad in Telugu and Tamil. There is some shooting left but our fans will soon be able to see us together in the same film. We are trying to finish that really fast,” Shruti told.
Raabta: Box office results don’t influence my choice of films, says Sushant Singh Agency | Mumbai
Sushant Singh Rajput said he does not choose a film keeping in mind its eventual performance at the box office. The 31-year-old actor, who is awaiting the release of Raabta, said, “The box office prospect of a film never influences my decision. I never decide on my films with the assumption that this will or won’t do well in the market. I am pushed by difficult roles offered in a film and feel the challenge to deliver,” said Sushant. Su-
shant’s Raabta co-actor, Kriti Sanon, described him as “an amazing actor”. “He can essay different kind of roles. We as actors relate to each
Dangal girl Fatima Sana Shaikh has been enthralling the audience ever since she appeared in the biopic film with Mr. Perfectionist, Aamir Khan. The young actor is a storehouse of talent and we say this not only because of her stellar performance as a wrestler but also because of her other skills that are being unfurled with time. Now, it is her latest photoshoot for a magazine that has compelled us to take note of her yet again. On Wednesday, Fatima posted two pictures in a black swimsuit from the photoshoot which she did
for GQ India’s June issue. The actor looked stunning as she posed at the pristine beaches of Maldives. In the pictures, Fatima flaunted her glamorous avatar which she didn’t get to portray in her debut film, Dangal. This is not the first time that the actor has adorned the cover of a magazine.
tor Himesh Reshammiya and wife Komal have been granted divorce by the family court in Bandra. The couple, who was married for over 22 years, decided to part ways and filed for a divorce in December 2016. The two of them were spotted outside the family court today. While the reason behind the movie isn’t clear yet, reports suggest that an extramarital affair could be one. According to reports, the decision to part was a mutual one and was taken keeping in mind interest of both the parties. Himesh was quoted as saying, “Sometimes
in life mutual respect becomes most important and giving due respect to our relationship Komal and I have amicably decided to part ways legally as husband and wife and there is no problem whatsoever with this decision amongst us and our family as every member of the family have respected our decision and Komal is and will always remain a part of our family and I will always be a part of her family.” Komal, too, agreed
7 Times Sharp-Witted Priyanka Chopra Left International Chat Show Hosts Tongue-tied Agency | Mumbai Nothing seems impossible for Priyanka Chopra. From being the leading lady in Bollywood movies to now on her way to conquer Hollywood - she is the true definition of a strong and independent woman and also an ideal role model for young girls to look up to. She has become the most talked about celebrity internationally in a short span of time starting from her power-packed performance in the American television show Quantico to her
much appreciated act in Hollywood debut Baywatch. She appears confident and poised in her interviews and most importantly, she is herself and not pretending to be someone else. She has come a long way and all the appreciation she receives is well deserved. Priyanka Chopra’s interaction with the show’s host Stephen Colbert was fun and entertaining. There she jokingly said that she is on a visa and so she has to be careful about what she speaks else she might get in trouble which was to hint that she might get deported for being honest. When the host talked about how actress Debra Messing admitted recently to being criticized for her nose. Priyanka admitted that she too underwent criticism when she met
a director or producer regarding her potential Bollywood launch. She said that he had a problem with most of her body parts and then she went to say that how there is a false perception of how women should look like. Her honesty just won our hearts and gave us the confidence that we too shouldn’t be bothered by what others say and should be happy with the way we are. She gave us festival celebration goals by teaching the show’s host Jimmy Fallon about our beloved festival Holi and how we Indians celebrate it. She ended up playing Holi with Jimmy by throwing colored powder at each other. She did make us nostalgic by bringing out our cherished memories of celebrating Holi with our family and friends. She taught us that one can be modern yet so grounded with tradition. She talked about why she decided to do her high school in New York as she loathed the idea of wearing school uniform while going to school which is compulsory in most Indian schools.
in as the second male lead. We await confirmation on that though. Varun and Alia have done three films together until now – Student of The Year, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Their cute chemistry both on and off screen has been setting serious BFF and relationship goals for all their fans. And considering Shiddat is also reportedly a romantic drama, we are really hopeful about the film. A source is also quoted saying that Abhishek, Karan and Alia have been working on the script, which is still in the premature stage, over the last two months. The shooting schedule
is now being adjusted to suit Alia and Varun’s dates. However, nothing has been confirmed as of yet. Alia, who is on a break from films, is happy to be spending time with her family, holidaying and even learning Kathak. She will be back on the sets of her two upcoming films Dragon and Gully Boy, opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh respectively, soon. If reports are to be believed, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan are coming together on the big screen yet again with Abhishek Varman’s upcoming romance-drama, Shiddat, which goes on floors by the end of year 2018. Shiddat is said to be a two hero film.
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other even if we are not related to each other,” she said. Sushant’s Raabta co-actor, Kriti Sanon, described him as “an amazing actor”.
Himesh Reshammiya, Wife Komal New hot avatar will Ways After 22 Years of Marriage make you forget that she Part and said that she respects Agency | Mumbai the decision and that the is the same Dangal girl Bollywood singer-actwo will continue to reAgency | Mumbai
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spect each other amid all other differences.“Himesh and I completely respect each other and are jointly going with this decision to part ways legally but mutual respect will always be there between us as I am a part of his family and will always be, and the same is with him towards my family There are compatibility issues in our marriage but we respect each other immensely. Nobody else should be dragged into this matter and nobody else is responsible for this and the reason for our marriage not working is only and only compatibility.
Agency | Mumbai Do you love seeing Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan together on screen? Are you also a fan of the chemistry and vibes these two young actors bring every time? If yes, then get ready for another film. If reports are to be believed, Alia and Varun are teaming up yet again in Abhishek Varman’s upcoming romance-drama. The film is said to be titled Shiddat and will go on floors by end of 2018. The news of about this latest film was broke by a report in Mumbai Mirror. Shiddat is said to be a two hero film and rumours are rife that Aditya Roy Kapur or Arjun Kapoor might be roped
3 / Dt. 08-06-2017, Thursday Stars of Gujarati movie Band Baja Babuchak visit Ahmedabad SS News | Ahmedabad
Today, as we see more and more Gujarati movies coming up and achieving success, Ahmedabad hosted stars, director and producer of another such interestingly titled upcoming Gujarati movie, Band Baja Babuchak. The lead characters in the movie are played by Mohsin Sheikh (Bhailu), Bhavesh Visavadiya (Bako), Parth Raval (Pako), Dhaval Nakhua (Chako), and Palak Singh (Simran). The movie is in association with Heley Films & Entertainment and Maa Motion Pictures and is being directed by Raahul Tewari and produced by Nidhi Chauhan. Creative producer of the film are Dhaval Patel & Mahendra Patel the movie is to release in Gujarat across all theatres on 9th June. Seema Singh, who
holds the Limca World Record for Item Songs, is picturised in one of the songs of the movie. This Gujarati comedy film revolves around 4 people, Bhailu, Bako, Chako and Pako. All of them have big dreams and wish to make lots of money in very little time. Simran is in search of a suitor for herself and as the story unwinds, she finds falling for not one but all these characters and the plot turns into a comical suspense. The songs in the movie have been sung by popular Bollywood singers Antra Mitra, Shahid Mallaya, Dipali Sathe, Amit Gupta, and Anchal Srivastav.
Nubia launches Z17 mini in India SS News | Ahmedabad nubia, the makers of smart and stylish phones today launched the midrange flagship Z17 Mini, a true dual lens smartphone in India. The device carries forward nubia’s legacy of manufacturing great camera phones and comes equipped with two 13 MP cameras at its rear and a 16 MP front camera. The Sony Cameras of Nubia Z17 Mini are combined with a customized Sony full-light MONO sensor and true color RGB sensor along with proprietary Neo-Vision 6 software package making the camera unit strong, multifunctional and dynamic. Nubia Z17 Mini camera offers 16 different modes
At Toyota, every day is an Environment Day and the little things add up,especially when almost 350,000 employees globally take proactive steps to protect our precious planet Earth. Till date, Toyota has partnered with local communities to plant over 11 million trees globally. Toyota Kirloskar Motor reaffirms its commitment towards a greener tomorrow by launching a month long celebrations marking World Environment Day celebrated on 5 th June 2017. Toyota’s manufacturing plant at Bidadi has organized a variety of activities and workshops aligned with this year’s theme of ‘Live in Harmony
Asian Cup Qualifier: Team India shifts focus to match against Kyrgyz Republic Having posted their seventh straight win in international football, Indian players feel it is important that they “remained calm to sustain the momentum” in the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier against Kyrgyz Republic. India play Kyrgyz Republic in a crucial AFC Asian Cup qualifying match in Bengaluru on June 13. The hosts comfortably beat Nepal 2-0 in a warm-up game here on Tuesday, but they are not yet ready to bask in glory. Sandesh Jhingan, who is now making it a habit of scoring in almost every match, grinned when reminded about it. “I am happy to help the team,” he uttered moments after India’s win. “The clean sheet matters the most. We needed this victory because this gives us a good momentum for the match against Kyrgyz Republic. We need to build on it,” he added. Jeje Lalpekhlua, whose sublime finish wrapped up proceedings for India, insisted that the team needs to “stay calm”. “It was humid and a very
with Nature’. Specially designed to instill environmental consciousness and conservation practices amongst all stakeholders, the occasion will involve various competitions, seminars and awareness drives like ‘Hand Wash Challenge’, Zero CO2 Thinking’, Swachcha TKM, knowledge seminar on ‘Recent Trends in Environment and Conservation’, ‘Hasiru Santhe’, an exhibition to promote eco-friendly lifestyle among other activities. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raju B Ketkale, Senior Vice President Toyota Kirloskar Motor said, “The recent report of World Economic Forum states that the Top 5 business risks are related to environment.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Champions Trophy 2017: Dhoni Says Even ICC Doesn’t Understand Duckworth-Lewis Method Agency | London
difficult game. We fought hard and stayed together. We did not get any goal in the first half but stayed calm and patient. We kept working in the second half and it paid dividends,” he stated. Seven consecutive victories in international football is no small achievement, but striker Robin Singh isn’t willing to read much into it. “There is only one way, and that is to move forward from here. The match against Nepal was a winning step and it is time to focus on the match against Kyrgyz Republic,” he maintained. The players had a morning recovery session at the pool and will resume practice from tomorrow. “The victory against Nepal
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makes us more confident. We need to carry this confidence into our next match and need to fill in the areas which the coach will instruct us to,” Pritam Kotal, who floated innumerable crosses from the flanks against Nepal, said. Midfield general Eugeneson Lyngdoh felt that the team played a “good game” against Nepal. ”This was a much-needed victory. We need to capitalise on the win. It will stir up the confidence of the players for sure.” Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who now has an all-win record in the three matches in which he has captained India, credited the coaching staff, the coach and his teammates for the success.
Rafael Nadal walks into 10th semi-final after Pablo Carreno Busta retires with injury
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Rafael Nadal qualified for the French Open semi-finals for the 10th time on Wednesday after compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta retired with injury while trailing 6-2, 2-0. Nadal will face title-holder Novak Djokovic for a place in the final if the world number two gets past Austrian sixth seed Dominic Thiem in his quarter-final. Record nine-time champion Nadal broke Carreno Busta four times in the opening set, with the 20th seed forced to
quit after just 51 minutes due to an abdominal problem. Carreno Busta was making his first quarter-final appearance at a Grand Slam. He received medical treatment at the end of the first set but promptly retired after an anguished scream following an overhead. Fourth seed Nadal re-
corded his 100th best-offive-sets victory on clay -- from just 102 matches -- as the Spaniard hunts a first major title since the 2014 French Open. The 31-year-old has dropped just 22 games through five matches, bettering his previous low of 25 en route the last four in Paris in 2008. He is just the fifth man in the Open era to reach 10 semi-finals at a single Slam after improving his record at Roland Garros to an incredible 77 wins and just two losses.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has faced flak from cricket lovers for scheduling the Champions Trophy in England and Wales at this time of the year. With rain playing havoc and no reserve day, there is real danger of deserving teams bowing out of the tournament. As is standard practice, the very complicated Duckworth-Lewis method has already come into play in several rain-affected contests. Not just fans but cricket captains too have a hard time figuring the complex math behind the rule. The Indian team has already been part of two matches that have been decided by the D/L method. In-
dia beat New Zealand in their opening warm-up by 45 runs and then outclassed Pakistan by 124 runs in their first match of the Champions Trophy. As the Men in Blue attended Virat Kohli’s charity dinner on Monday, former captain MS Dhoni was faced rather tricky question about the D/L method. Mahi, however, handled it deftly and offered a hilarious reply. “You’ve been around cricket for a long time, so can I ask you a question, do you understand Duckworth-Lew-
is?,” Dhoni was asked, according to a report on Sportskeeda. “I don’t think even ICC understands the D/L method,” replied the wicketkeeper-batsman with a smile. Dhoni was also asked about the toughest bowler he had faced in international cricket. “All the fast bowlers are quite difficult, with the limited technique I had, it was very difficult to face the fast bowlers. Still, if I had to pick one, I would pick Shoaib Akhtar. Very simple reason, he was quick, he was fast, he could bowl a yorker, he could bowl a bouncer but you never expected a beamer (he chuckles), he was a bit unpredictable, he was fun to play against,” he said.
Sports Ministry writes to PMO, wants Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand Agency | New Delhi
The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime Minister’s Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can be considered its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India’s highest civilian honour.Sports minister Vijay Goel confirmed to PTI that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Yes, we have written to the Prime Minister about Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand. Conferring the honour posthumously will be a fitting tribute to his exceptional service to the country,” said Goel. It is not the first time that the Ministry has sought Bharat Ratna for
Dhyan Chand, who helped India win three gold medals at the Olympics (1928, 1932, and 1936). During the UPA rule in 2013, the Sports Ministry had chosen the hockey wizard for the honour over cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar. However in the same year, it was eventually announced that Tendulkar will be the first sportsperson to receive the award, hours after he ended his illustrious international career. Asked whether Dhyan Chand, who passed away in 1979, should have got Bharat Ratna before Tendulkar, Goel said: “I would not want to get into this and it is not fair to comment about sportsper-
sons of such legendary stature. ”We want him to consider this. We feel Bharat Ratna to Dhyan Chand will not only give a huge boost to Indian hockey but also to other sports,” said Goel. The Ministry decided to write to the Prime Minister earlier this week. Dhyan Chand’s son Ashok Kumar and other former players have been demanding Bharat Ratna for their hockey hero for years. Last year, former India captains Ashok Kumar, Ajit Pal Singh, Zafar Iqbal, Dilip Tirkey were among a 100 former players who sat on a protest on Dhyan Chand being repeatedly ignored.
spin on the off side and for left-arm spinners, I will hit against the spin on the leg side. “I said, ‘okay, fine’. The next day I tried something in the nets he again started hitting me in different zones. He was actually treating me like a road-rag. Like how I would treat a 10 year-old kid, if I was batting against
him,” he recalled. After being thrashed during net sessions on multiple occasions by Sehwag, Ashwin finally managed to figure out a way to get the better of the hard-hitting batsman. He found out that the best possible plan against Sehwag was to bowl every single ball as best rubbish ball. “So the best possible plan against Sehwag was to bowl every single single ball as best rubbish ball that you can give. And I got him out a few times in the IPL that way. Because what he expects is not what you dish out. Because he expects you to bowl good balls,” said Ashwin. “So basically for Sehwag, it was very simple, he hit people on
good balls. So my simple strategy to Sehwag was to bowl rubbish balls. And it worked. Because when you start bowling rubbish balls, he starts dictating the pace to you with your rubbish balls or your so-called against him.” Ashwin also said that Sehwag was least interested in team meetings to discuss strategy. “He (Sehwag) just wanted to see the ball and hit it. He used to be the least participative during team meetings,” he said. “There used to be team meetings or huddles, followed by a short speech addressed by Gary (Kirsten). MS (Dhoni) would then take over, would not utter a word and said everything is good.
Virender Sehwag Had A Demoralising Effect On Me, Reveals R. Ashwin Agency | London
India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed the demoralising effect he endured while bowling at former opener Virender Sehwag. Ashwin recalled his tryst with Sehwag at a net session a few years ago. “Sehwag was never complicated. He had a demoralising effect on me actually,” Ashwin said during ‘What the Duck 2’ chat show. “There was an incident in Dambulla, where every ball that I bowled, first ball I bowled outside off stump, Sehwag cut me. Next ball I bowled on off stump, he cuts me. Next ball I bowled on middle stump, he cuts me. “The next ball I bowl on
leg stump, he again cuts me. So I said ‘what the hell is happening’. So I just bowled a ball fuller, Sehwag stepped out and slugged me out for a six,” Ashwin said. Ashwin, who was struggling to win a place in the Indian team at the time, ran out of ideas. “So I said to myself either I am just not good enough or this guy is just way too good ... which he was. But to the greater Sachin Tendulkar also, I didn’t struggle with bowling so much in the nets too. I was very inquisitive. I observed this for a few days. “But then I couldn’t hold myself back, I went to him (Sehwag) and asked, ‘so what should I do to improve’. If I had ask to Sachin, he would
have given me some tips. If it were MS, he would have given me a perspective,” he said. “Viru said ‘You know what, I don’t think off-spinners are bowlers. They do not trouble me at all. I just find it easy smashing them’. I said ‘Sir you are cutting me’. He said, ‘Yeah, I hit off-spinners against the
4 / Dt. 08-06-2017, Thursday Cabinet okays transfer of IISWC land in Gujarat to NHAI SS News | Ahmedabad
Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation will transfer 4.64 hectares of land in Gujarat to NHAI for extension and six-laning of the Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway. The land will be transferred on payment of compensation of Rs 12.67 crore. The Cabinet approved the proposal for transfer of 4.64 hectares (46,384 sq meters) of land belonging to IISWC Research Centre at Vasad, district Anand, Gujarat to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on payment of compensation amounting to Rs 12.67 crore. The land will be used for extension and six-laning of Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway on NH-8. IISWC is un-
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Tourists from Gujarat give a miss to Kashmir this year SS News | Ahmedabad
der the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The transfer of land to the NHAI is “likely to benefit the region leading to enhanced opportunities for growth and development in terms of infrastructure, transport, communication and employment generation,” an official statement said. The decision is also part of the government’s plans to boost infrastructure in key sectors for accelerating the pace of growth.
Footfall of tourists from Gujarat to the Kashmir Valley has fallen significantly this year. Tourism players in Kashmir blame “negative campaign” by right wing groups on the social media, besides the unrest, for the 85% slump in the sector. Despite the J&K Tourism department’s campaigns, travel marts and road shows in Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara in Gujarat earlier this year, big tour operators have “dropped Kashmir from the tourism itinerary” this year. “Normally Gujarat tour operators will offer bulk booking of hotel rooms for summer. This year it has come down to
Ahead of decision on fighting Gujarat polls, AAP takes stock Agency | New Delhi
AAP leaders from Gujarat Tuesday apprised the party leadership about the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation ahead of a final decision on whether to contest Assembly polls in the western state. AAP leaders from Gujarat today apprised the party leadership about the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation ahead of a final decision on whether to contest Assembly polls in the western state. A meeting related to this was held by AAP’s Gujarat in-charge and Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai. Prior to its poor performance in Punjab and Goa and its humiliating drubbing in the MCD polls, the AAP had announced to contest Gujarat polls, a state which has been ruled by the BJP since 1998. It deputed its Matiala MLA Gulab Singh to build the party organisation there. After Narendra Modi’s exit as chief minis-
ter from the state after his victory in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat has witnessed two chief ministers in a span of two-and-a-half years. The ruling BJP had to face the Patidar agitation and protests by Dalits following the flogging of Dalit men in Una. The AAP saw an opportunity in the state as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made several visits to Gujarat, attacking the ruling BJP dispensation and boosting the morale of the party cadre. Kejriwal was supposed to address a volunteers’ meeting in March and then ‘gheroa’ the Gujarat chief minister.
However, after the party’s dismal performance in Punjab, Goa and Delhi MCD polls, the focus has again shifted on securing Delhi, its home turf. “The AAP’s national convener (Kejriwal) will be apprised about the feedback received from our Gujarat leaders. We are hopeful that a final call will be taken by tomorrow,” an AAP leader said. Prior to its poor performance in Punjab and Goa and its humiliating drubbing in the MCD polls, the AAP had announced to contest Gujarat polls, a state which has been ruled by the BJP since 1998.
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zil—a country still reeling from a Zika outbreak. The GMDC event is expected to set a world record on June 21 -International Yoga Day—where more than 5.5 lakh people will be performing yoga at a single location. On Tuesday, senior officials from different departments presented their preparedness before the chief minister. More than
75 portable fogging machines, which opposition Congress argues do not meet BIS standards, are being bought on priority without tenders, apparently to cut procurement delay by 30 days.Sources claim that between June 18 to June 21 district and municipal health staff will set up health check points and vans across the venue. “Three vehicle mounted fogging machines will be added to our anti vector activities. Also 75 portable thermal fogging machines, are being bought,” said AMC’s health committee chairman, Dinesh Desai.
NEET result not possible on June 8 SS News | Surat
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday told the Gujarat high court that there is no possibility of declaring National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) result for UG-level medical courses on June 8. CBSE’s counsel informed the court that the stay order on NEET result by the Madurai bench of Madras high court is very much in force. The counsel’s statement came following repeated query by Justice S G Shah during the proceedings. The delayed declaration left the court fuming which asked
clear case of discrimination because there is no single yardstick to assess their competence. They have demanded cancellation of examination and a retest or CBSE should be directed to prepare separate merit list for Gujarati-medium students. Following CBSE’s clarification about result, the high court has deferred further proceeding after June 12. The high court got angry with CBSE when it tried to justify in an affidavit filed by it in court that it prepared separate question papers in vernacular languages to avoid any possibility of leakage of question papers.
to Kashmir this year online. Besides the social media, the vernacular the board’s counsel, “Please press in Gujarat plays up do not change your stand the incidents of violence and waste court’s time.” like never before,” said The Madras HC has stayed Ms. Vaghela, who was in CBSE from declaring result Srinagar in March. Ghufollowing the challenge to lam Rasool Sia, chairman, Houseboat Owners the board’s decision of givAssociation, said, “There ing different sets of question is a design to crush the papers to English-medium Kashmir economy. Howand vernacular-language ever, our effort will concandidates during the test tinue to make tourists feel held last month. Similarly, safe in Kashmir and help Gujarati-medium students them have the best memtoo have questioned this ories. The government on the ground that it was a needs to identify the disruptive forces, which may Gujarat boy who topped class 12 boards with be working at the behest 99.9 per cent, decides to become a Jain monk of operators of other destinations.” Chief Minister SS News | Ahmedabad Mehbooba Mufti holds “It was Kalyan Ratnavijaysuri Maharaj, my guru, the tourism portfolio. who motivated me on this path,” 17-year-old Varshil Shah said. Did you ever heard of a kid scoring 99.9 per cent in class 12 board examination and then leaving it all to become a Jain monk? May Gujarat Secondary and but to attain and maintain be not! But, there is a boy Higher Secondary Edu- peace, I think renouncing from Gujarat who recently cation Board released the the world is the only way,” topped the class 12 exam- class 12 results and Var- his uncle while quoting ination in the state and has shil topped the exam along Shah. Varshil Shah while decided to renounce the with other students by speaking about his decier. Met department offi- world. We all start plan- scoring 99.9 per cent. ”The sion said, “It was Kalyan cials said the monsoon ning out careers in class 10 teenager from Ahmedabad Ratnavijaysuri Maharaj, would begin progressing itself and wishes to study in Gujarat will take diksha my guru, who motivatin three days’ time, after abroad. Meet, 17-year-old -- a religious ceremony ed me on this path. He is which the advance is ex- Varshil Shah from Ahmed- that marks the initiation 32-year-old and had taken pected to be quicker. A abad (Gujarat) who did of Jain monks and nuns diksha himself around my senior India Meteorolog- not wish to take admission on June 8,” his uncle, age. When I spent time ical Department (IMD) in any college or do any Nayanbhai Suthari, said with him and got to know official was quoted in the job but thought to become in recent report. “The re- about his thoughts on conTOI report as saying that a monk. On May 27, the sult is as per expectations, temporary issues. the monsoon has covered some more northeastern states on Friday after which it halted. “Originally, Mora seemed to help the progress of monsoon. But the monsoon current will now take some time to get organised and pick up pace again, which may take three to four days. Convection over Bay of Bengal is expected to increase as sea surface temperatures normalises,” the official added.
Monsoon 2017: June 8 weather forecast, Mumbai gears up for heavy rains Agency | New Delhi
‘Yoga Anushthan’: AMC steps up fogging for Yoga Day
Following a worldwide alert for Zika in Ahmedabad, in the run-up to the mega ‘Yoga Anushthan’ event at GMDC grounds, a worried Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health department has ordered extra fogging machines to intensify its anti-vector activities. AMC, however, has denied that these machines are being bought specifically in response to the Zika threat. After the Ahmedabad cases were declared, World Health Organization (WHO) had placed India in risk category 2 along with Bra-
a trickle,” Farooq Kuthoo, secretary-general of the Travel Agents Association of Kashmir, told The Hindu. Mr. Kuthoo claimed that there was a negative campaign online against travelling to Kashmir. “Messages like ‘avoid travelling to a place where Indian flags are burnt’ were being circulated on WhatsApp group. Who would dare to come now?” asked Mr. Kuthoo. Speaking from Ahmedabad over telephone, Rimmi Vaghela, student activist and frequent Kashmir traveller, confirmed the “negative campaign” online in Gujarat. “There is a concerted effort to shoo away Gujaratis from travelling
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Although the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) monsoon forecast for 2017 had some good news in store for a parched nation battling drought and water scarcity, when it said India would receive 98 percent of the annual average rainfall, there is a disconcerting caveat in store: The monsoon’s arrival will be delayed by around four days, due to the Cyclone Mora. The Southwest Monsoon had made landfall on the Kerala coast on 30 May, four days ahead of schedule, and was said to be making rapid progress across the Indian peninsula subsequently. It was supposed to reach Mumbai on 8 June. However, as mentioned by a report in The Times of India, the rain clouds’ advance came to a halt after 2 June, on account of Mora which cooled down sea surface temperatures and reduced convection and cloud cov-
Farmers’ body threatens to stop milk supply in Gujarat
SS News | Ahmedabad A farmers’ body has threatened to stop supply of milk in the state if the Gujarat government fails to ensure regular payment for the milk they sell at village-level milk societies. According to Bharatiya Kisan Union (A), since the demonetisation move, lakhs of farmers in the state are forced to travel up to 12 km and stand in long queues to get their payments. Earlier, milk farmers used to get paid in cash at their respective societies. “It was said that things will improve after 50 days of demonetisation. Over 150 days have passed and yet farmers are not getting their payments on time,” said Ravi Patel, president of
Gujarat unit of Bharatiya Kisan Union. Now, payments by district dairy unions are done every fortnight.Of the 24 lakh milk producers in the state, 10 lakh milk producers don’t have access to any banking facility in their vicinity. They have to travel long distances and at times are asked to return the next day to get their remuneration,” he said. The body has claimed that around 200 farmers will join the agitation that will be launched on Wednesday from near Amul Dairy’s premises in Anand. Later, it has plans to take out a `padyatra’ from Sardar Patel statue near Amul Dairy to district collectorate’s office where it will submit a memorandum.
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